The topics are for zonal contest only, the two students in a team need to select one topic which is the same for both the participants and one should speak in favor of the statement and the other must speak against.

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed
2. Agriculture is a hyped up sector
3. Amitabh Bachan is the biggest brand name in India
4. Bureaucrats are capable of running this country well
5. Computers have taken away artistic skills from people
6. Depression is the main cause why people commit suicides
7. Doing IAS is an attractive option for youngsters
8. Earning at a young age makes people lose respect for values in life
9. Ethics are more important than science
10. In future football will be more popular in India than cricket
11. Gadgets have made life easy
12. Good people should join politics
13. Having scientific temperament doesn’t necessarily mean that one is progressive
14. If you are older does not mean you are wiser
15. India can trust the US as a friend
16. India is a free country
17. India will be a developed country by 2020
18. India’s large population is its strength too
19. Indian civilization is a great civilization
20. Indians are a very disunited people
21. Indians can be the best in the world
22. Internet is a source of information
23. It is okay to tell lies when necessary
24. Journalists are only interested in sensationalism
25. Live life for today
26. Mobile phones help keep relationships
27. Money can buy love too
28. Most people become teachers for the salary than for the love of teaching
29. Movie stars are bad role models
30. One makes one’s own destiny
31. Only politicians benefit in a democracy
32. Personal values are more important than societal values
33. Politicians are corrupt because people are corrupt
34. Religion is an individual’s private affair
35. Sachin Tendulkar’s days as a great cricketer are over
36. Smoking should be banned in movies
37. Television is an irritation in a happy home
38. Television is more interesting than books
39. The school system spoils many children
40. The system is the biggest impediment in the path to progress
41. The young generation in India is growing up in a hopeless manner
42. There is an emotional disconnect between parents and children in the present day society
43. There is no defined Indian culture
44. There is nothing called unconditional love
45. There should be dress codes everywhere
46. Tolerance is an Indian virtue
47. Travel can make a person wiser
48. We are not capable of developing indigenous world class technology
49. Women are capable of taking care of themselves
50. Women can be uplifted only by reservation

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